Get your mind out of the gutter and put the title into Google Translate.
And then I remembered that I actually do have a life outside of Danish class.
Not an easy thing to remember, because... well... I don't have much of a life outside of Danish class.
Most of my spare time is spent hunting down jobs that don't require fluent Danish, hunting down hobbies that don't require fluent Danish, and playing housewife.
That last one is the one that takes up the most time. And as someone who has spent half of her life working, I find not working to be strange and vaguely uncomfortable.
Truth is, I've found myself in a situation where I have a lot of options, but don't know which path to choose. Or rather, I will have a lot of options, once my Danish is good enough that not being good enough at it is no longer an obstacle. Right now, it's a major obstacle. Yes, all Danes learn English at an early age. But most workplaces here still speak Danish in their day-to-day interactions. Yes, some schools teach some of their programs in English. But none of those programs in English are programs that I'm interested in.
Except one.
I had a little college reunion with a classmate of mine from my time at a musical theatre conservatory in New York City more than a decade ago. She and her husband have been traveling the world for the last year, and spent a few days here in Copenhagen. We were able to catch up for a few hours, which was great. And reminiscing with her was another reminder of how much I miss music, and how much I wish I was still singing.
If I were to go back to school to study music, there are two options here in Copenhagen: There's the Rhythmic Music Conservatory (or Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium), which is focused on non-classical forms of music, and also tells me that they teach their classes exclusively in Danish. And then there's the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Their focus is more on the classical side of things. They tell me that they teach their classes primarily in English. Great, right?
It would be... if I could get through the audition process.
Just getting into the vocal music program there requires skills that I never even considered learning, despite years of voice training. I'm not sure that I have the time to learn German and how to play piano on top of learning Danish. Not to mention... I'm not all that interested in focusing entirely on classical music. A little bit here and there is great, but I'd miss showtunes and jazz standards and belting as loudly as possible way too much.
So... decisions, decisions.
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